Apple Adds New Features to Pages, Numbers, and Keynote for iOS and Mac.

March 28, 20173:24 pm

Apple’s productivity suite of applications, also called iWork, received a significant update to version 3.1, with a host of new features. Pages is a word processing application, Numbers is a spreadsheet application, and Keynote is a slideshow presentation application. The full list of improvements is listed below:

Pages

Format text as superscript or subscript

use ligatures

change text background color

Add bookmarks to easily link from one part of your document to another

Add elegant mathematical equations using LaTeX or MathML notation

Quickly open password-protected documents using Touch ID

Import and export documents in Rich Text Format (RTF)

Easily replace missing fonts in your document

-New leader lines make pie charts easier to read

-Customize dates, times, and currencies for your language or region

Numbers

Add current or historical stock information to spreadsheets

Use the new My Stocks template to easily track your portfolio

A powerful new editing experience makes entering data and formulas fast and easy

New action menu keeps most common tasks one tap away

Quickly open password-protected spreadsheets using Touch ID

Format text as superscript or subscript

Use ligatures

Change text background color

New leader lines make pie charts easier to read

Easily replace missing fonts in your spreadsheet

While collaborating on a spreadsheet, you can now cut, copy, paste, and duplicate sheets

Customize dates, times, and currencies for your language or region

Edit rich text within table cells

Keynote

Change slide master and customize slide background

Rehearse a presentation with current slide, presenter notes, and timer all in one view

Quickly open password-protected presentations using Touch ID

Format text as superscript or subscript

Use ligatures

Change text background color

Easily replace missing fonts in your presentation

New leader lines make pie charts easier to read

Import Keynote 1 presentations

Post interactive presentations on Medium, WordPress, and other websites

About James Oates

James Oates officially joined the Cool Blind Tech podcast team in the summer of 2014. James is an advocate of accessible technology across all platforms, with an emphasis on Windows. As a former K-12 educator, James brings his passion for teaching to the CBT audience in an effort to help listeners realize their potential and explore new avenues of empowerment through technology. Blind since childhood, James currently lives in Florida.
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